Shine a flashlight behind the page or hold it to the light to reveal what is hidden in and around different places and things. Discover a world of great surprises!

From excitedly packing a bag and finding a seat on the school bus, to settling in to classes and making new friends, this book takes a look at a child's first day of school. Starting School is a comforting gift for children who are heading into an educational setting for the first time. Its gentle narrative, accompanied by the fun shine-through mechanism, celebrates the magic of this exciting experience.

The books in this new My World branch of the Shine-a-Light series are focused on helping readers navigate their physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being. The much-loved Shine-a-Light format, which gives readers the magic of being able to "see through" the page simply by using a flashlight, puts an engaging new spin on core themes that are important in the lives of young children. 

"An amiable introduction to school, elevated by a flashlight reveal feature, that would enhance any school readiness collection."
-- School Library Journal

"This would be perfect for the little ones to get them excited about new school and adventures that they would have."
-- Our World of Words

About the author / illustrator

Carron has worked in books since she graduated from university, but even as a child she wrote and illustrated her own diary. Growing up in the Highlands of Scotland with a view of both mountains and the sea from her bedroom window, she wrote and illustrated her own guidebooks to the wildlife she saw and spent a lot of time in the woods looking for beetles. She now edits, writes and indexes a great variety of non-fiction titles, and is always learning something new.

Stef Murphy is an illustrator and storyteller living in Norwich with her husband a cheeky pup Polly. She has illustrated a number of books for children, including The Fire Fox (written by Alexandra Page), which was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Oscar’s Book Prize, and Out of the Blue (written by Robert Tregonning), nominated for the Polari Prize and Spark! Book Awards 2024. Growing up in a large family, Stef was never short of entertainment. Armed with a foil-wrapped (usually squashed) jam sandwich, Stef and her twin brother Tom would journey through bunk bed jungles, tunnel through secret airing cupboard caves. Now Stef can be found at her desk creating new worlds of her own. She has never grown out of her love for adventure and plans to spend the rest of her life exploring the wonders that the world has to offer; sometimes with a pencil, sometimes with her feet.

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